Friday, October 20, 1972
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Nine
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Experience
called
Gramb
By BOB McGINN
"I have confidence in myself. Five
years is a long time to play football. You
just don't make mistakes after that much
experience."
The speaker is Michigan's battle-tested
senior defensive tackle Fred Grambau. A
dozen or so opponents over the past three
years would attest to the validity of his
words.
Grambau's career has been interrupt-
ed several times by injury. Thus, he was
granted an extra year of eligibility. He's
making full use of it. The 6-2, 240 pounder
has been the kingpin of the Wolverines
outstanding front-five all season, and has
gained widespread mention for confer-
ence and/or national post-season honors.
Although he played sparingly against
Michigan State a week ago because of a
dislocated elbow, Grambau is slated for
increased service tomorrow afternoon in
Champaign against the Illini. "The
coaches don't force you to play if you're
not physically ready," he says. "They're
really interested in your welfare.
Grambau is around. this fall because
of the severe knee injury he suffered a
week before the opening game in 1970. He
had been a sophomore regular on the
1969 Rose Bowl team.
THE BIG GUY from the farming com-
munity of Ossineke, Michigan is satisfied
that he chose to attend Michigan. "I had
an offer from Nebraska, and that would
have been a nice place. But I have no
regrets. I've been treated well, and we've
won our share of games," Grambau
commented, with obvious understatement.
But the grind of his fifth year has be-
gun to bother him. "Everything's the
same after so long a time," he says
quietly. "It's worth it, or I wouldn't be
here. Practice is a complete drag, just
about the most boring thing around. But
I'm getting an education and we're win-
ning."
DEFENSIVE LINE play for Grambau
is "a simple, head-to-head battle between
you and the guy across the line." But the
strongest of the two doesn't always
emerge the victor. "I'd say technique is
the most vital part of line play. It took
me over a year to master. Strength helps,
to say the least, but it's not that im-
portant," he says.
NUMBER '92' calls playing in the two
Rose Bowls and the 1969 thumping of
Ohio State as his biggest thrills in a
Michigan uniform. His best individual
game, however, occurred in last Novem-
ber's 10-7 squeaker over the Buckeyes.
Although his home is in Ossineke,
Grambau attended high school in nearby
Alpena, which is about 70 miles south of
the Straits of Mackinac. He played tackle
both ways, setting a school record in
solo tackles his senior year. Curiously,
he received no recognition on any All-
State team.
His coach, Mike Yedinak, feels that
Grambau's relative obscurity was the re-
sult of Alpena's isolated location aid its
lack of league affiliation. Michigan coach
Bump Elliott realized Grambau's poten-
tial, however, and brought him to Ann
Arbor.
GRAMBAU also had comments on the
role of the football player on campus:
"I just try to be one of the crowd. Some
of the teachers dislike you as soon as
iu's key
they find out you're a ballplayer-while
others take the opposite attitude. It's a
tough situation."
He doesn't let tne students' apathy to-
wards football bother him, either. "I
know that most of the fans are out sim-
ply for a good time. But I've been here
too long to let the lack of that rah-rah
stuff disturb me," Grambau says.
What does the future hold for Gram-
bau? With the unpredictability of the pro
draft, it's rather unclear. Grambau him-
self certainly doesn't possess any visions
of grid grandeur. "If I get a good offer,
I'd be a fool not to try it," he smiles. But
if nothing materializes, Grambau plans
on "doing some travelin'," perhaps to
Europe or Mexico."
"Right now it looks like Ohio State will
be the deciding game again," he says.
"I missed the 1970 game in Columbus.
So I'll finally see for myself if the stories
about Ohio Stadium are true. It's sup-
posed to be the only place in the con-
ference that when you come off the field
you make sure you keep your helmet on."
Grambau (92) mou es in for the kill
Oakland
LEAD 3-i
rally
nips
Reds.
OAKLAND ()-"I prayed," said
Angel Mangual, "that it would go
through." Mangual's prayers were daily
answered in a hurry last night as
his bouncer found its way through
Cincinnati's drawn-in infield for
the ninth-inning pinch-single that
scored the winning run in Oak-
land's 3-2 victory over the Reds in NIGHT EDITOR:
game No. 4 of baseball's 69th MARC FELDMAN
World Series.
It was the third successful pinch-
hitter of the inning for the A's, field as Tenace crossed the plate
who now lead the Series 3-1 and with the winning run.
are one victory away from their Relief ace Clay Carroll came out
first world championship since of the bullpen for Cincinnati to
1930, when they played in Phila- face Tenace. Carroll had 37 saves
delphia. during the regular season and had
THE A'S had four hits in their picked up another in Cincinnati's
dramatic ninth-inning comeback 1-0 third-game victory in the World
and the only one from a regular Series.
was Gene Tenace's single. Tenace,: He threw one more ball, then
who had homered for the A's only Tenace singled to left, moving
run until the ninth, mused over his Lewis to second. Here, A's Man-
part in the comeback. ager Dick Williams went to his
"When I went to bat in the fifth, bench, inserting Don Mincher, a
I was thinking of only getting on left-handed batter, to swing for
base," Tenace said. That's when Dick Green against right-hander
he homered. "In the ninth, when I Carroll.
got a single, I was thinking home MINCHER took one ball and
run." drilled a single to right, scoring
THEN MANGUAL, batting for Lewis with the tyingh"run and
pitcher Rollie Fingers, punched the Tenace raced to third as, the ball
ball through the drawn-in Reds in- skidded in the heavy going of the
field and was mobbed by his happy wet outfield.
teammates who emptied onto the Now the Reds pulled their in-
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Shitter, Mangual, who was 6-for-1
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NBA
Baltimore 94, Kansas City-Omaha 83
WHA
Quebec 4, New England 3
Cleveland 3, New York 1
Ottawa 6, Chicago 2
NHL
Buffalo 6, Vancouver 0
ABA
Memphis 115, Dallas 113
AP Photo
CINCINNATI'S HAL McRAE upended second sacker Dick Green
in the second inning of the World Series in Oakland last night.
McRae was forced at second when Denis Menke hit into a forceout,
the play going from third baseman Sal Bando to Green. Oakland
rallied in the ninth inning to edge the Reds 3-2, and now lead the
Series three games to one.
ENJOY TOMORROW'S (and every) GAME OF
MICH IGAN
FOOTBALL
IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME
BRUINS CHALLEN
ro in Coast dogfight
By CHUCK BLOOM place the graduated Don Bunce I y a r d s and five touchdowns.
Michigan fans should be very in the person of Mike Broyla. James McAlister has grounded
interested in the goings-on in the Broyla is second in the Pac-8 in out 434 yards and four scores.
Pacific-Eight Conference. After all, passing with a total of 1015 yards USC is a fine all-around tean
the Pac-8 is the nemesis of the and eight tosses for touchdowns. with a very potent offense. Quar
Big Ten and annual opponents in His favorite target is Eric Cross, terback Mike Rae has thrown fo
the Rose Bowl classic. Since the back from a serious injury in 1971, four touchdowns and 986 yard
Pac-8 is probably a better all- who has grabbed 18 aerials for 212 while halfback Rod McNeill ha
around conference than the Big yards and six scores. Stanford has rushed for 419 yards and six six
Ten, football fans, in general, already been beaten by USC and pointers. ,
should take note of the happenings last week shutout Washington 24-0.
out West. Unlike the Big Ten, which shoal
As usual, there is a dogfight for Washington seems to be a hope- be just a two-team race, the Pac-
first place in the conference be- less cause. Without Sonny Sixkiller, championship is up for grabs. An
tween several top-notch teams. out two weeks with a knee injury, this provides the most excitin
UCLA and Southern California are, the Huskies have no hope of beat-
both undefeated in conference play ing the Trojans this week. football
and the Trojans are ranked num- Oregon has impressive stats but
ber one in the country. an unimpressive record of 1-5. forpwho
Their annual "City Champion- Quarterback Dan Fouts, one of the people
ship" tussle will not come until finest in the nation, leads the con- walk on the earth
Nov. 18, but things could change ference in passing with a 231.1 The specially engineered sole imita
before then. The Bruins must yards per game average. He has sand barefoot and forces you to w
face Stanford and Washington thrown for 1279 yards and eight posereduces fatqu rfaced city.
immediately prior to that game touchdowns. Both his receivers are w
and they could be out of the among the leaders also. Greg sa
running due to some upsets. USC Specht leads with 29 receptions for b
faces the Sonny Sixkiller-less 385 yards and two TD's while Bob to
Huskies this Saturday and then Palm has caught 18 for 335 yards
the offense - minded O r e g o n and four touchdowns.
Ducks. Bttedfnei oflywa
Most experts believe that the But the defense is woefully weak Incredibly Comfortable+
UCLA-USC game will decide the and good offense just can't survive
conference champion and Rose a bad defense.
Bowl representative. But several UCLA is winning on the ground.
teams are still in the running. Along with golden-boy Mark Har-
No one can rule out defending mon, the Bruins' two running YOU RE
champion Stanford. The Cardi- backs are 1-2 in the conference To ORVILI S C
nals, along with a new name, in rushing. Kermit Johnson has
have a new quarterback to re- rambled so far this year for 532
lar season.
THE CROWD of 49,410 was on
its feet as the Puerto Rican out-
fielder jumped on Carroll's first!
pitch and drilled it into right field,
bringing Tenace into jump up and
down furiously on home plate with
the winning run.
It also set off a huge display of
m fireworks from the exploding score-
- board in center field and brought
r the A's racing out of their dugout
s in celebration.
s The Reds grabbed a 2-1 lead in
- the eighth inning on Bobby Tolan's
two-run double. Dave Concepcion
d opened the inning against A's start-
8 er Ken Holtzman with an infield
8 single to short and had advanced
d to third with two out.
g Vida Blue replaced Holtzman af-
ter Rose's grounder for the second
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